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First there is a good likelihood you’ll go blind, followed by death

By Lee Hart April 6, 2009

Did anyone else see the research that proved reading a daily paper (a daily paper, not Grainews), but reading a newspaper every day could cause premature blindness, and in 95 per cent of cases, leads to death. Yes, it is fact proven by a research team from the University of Manyberries, Alberta that those people […] Read more

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What Your Checkoff Gets You

April 6, 2009

Grainews is starting a new series in Wheat & Chaff called “What your checkoff gets you.” We invite all producer groups that collect a checkoff to send short articles to describe one project that exemplifies checkoff dollars well spent. This is a chance to provide some good useful information to Grainews readers and for readers […] Read more

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Calving Season Well Underway

By Heather Smith Thomas April 6, 2009

FEBRUARY 20 The day after our first two calves arrived, I helped Lynn fix some broken panels in the pen below the barn and we hauled a big straw bale down there and spread it along the edges of the pen next to the brush, where calves can get out of the wind. We put […] Read more

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15 MT By 2015 On Track

By Lee Hart April 6, 2009

As long as world markets and the economy pick up the pace over the next few years, canola has everything else going for it from a food, feed and fuel standpoint, delegates attending the recent annual Canola Council of Canada (CCC) conference learned. Canola oil has the nutritional properties to meet increasing demands for healthier […] Read more

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A Cure For ‘Bullshititis’

By Christoph Weder April 6, 2009

Every year our mailbox becomes persistently infected with a strange virus. Starting about late January the mail slowly but steadily starts swelling. With the swelling there are also symptoms of shinny and glossy tones, spotted with pictures of what would appear to be finished steers, however closer scrutiny of the pictures reveals that they are […] Read more

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Account managers like to work ratios before approving a loan. A balance sheet showing assets, liabilities and net worth for your farm helps in ratio analysis

By Robin Christian Blythe March 23, 2009

When meeting with your account manager, come prepared. At the time of booking your appointment, find out what you need to bring. Maybe the bank or credit union already has your most up-to-date financial information in the file, maybe it doesn’t. It’s good to have the last three years income tax returns and a statement […] Read more

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A Missed Chance

By Baxter Black March 23, 2009

Since the collapse of the economy in October ’08 I’ve become a sports fan in an effort to escape the barrage of bad news. I rediscovered the compelling yet inane lure of games, fans, players and broadcasters. Oddly enough, escaping into sports is how I handled our last overwhelming national crisis, the bombing of the […] Read more

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When You Don’t Have Anything Insightful To Say, Tell A Joke

By Lee Hart March 23, 2009

I could write something very wise, but when I have a choice between being insightful or having a good chuckle, well….let’s just say I’m lazy. THAT EXPLAINS IT… After their baby was born, the panicked young father who farms near Homewood Manitoba went to see the obstetrician. “Doctor,” the man said, “I don’t mind telling […] Read more

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Handheld weather meters tell you wind speed, temperature and humidity right there in the field. Some also measure Delta T, a useful measurement when spraying

By Gerald Pilger March 23, 2009

Pesticides and the equipment required to apply them are a major cost to most growers. Return on your pesticide investment can be nullified by temperature or rainfall. Worse yet, severe damage to nearby crops can result from pesticide drift due to climatic conditions. Yet few growers accurately measure the actual weather conditions in the field […] Read more

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Wheat & Chaff – for Mar. 23, 2009

By Jay Whetter March 23, 2009

BIG FARMS MAKE $19 MORE PER ACRE Big farms make more money, a lot more. Not only do they have more acres, but they make more money per acre than smaller farms. That’s the word from Terry Kastens, ag economist with Kansas State University. He refutes the idea that big farms have smaller margins, but […] Read more

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First there is a good likelihood you’ll go blind, followed by death

What Your Checkoff Gets You

Calving Season Well Underway

15 MT By 2015 On Track

A Cure For ‘Bullshititis’

Account managers like to work ratios before approving a loan. A balance sheet showing assets, liabilities and net worth for your farm helps in ratio analysis

A Missed Chance

When You Don’t Have Anything Insightful To Say, Tell A Joke

Handheld weather meters tell you wind speed, temperature and humidity right there in the field. Some also measure Delta T, a useful measurement when spraying

Wheat & Chaff – for Mar. 23, 2009

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